Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, REALIZATION, by GRACE WILLWINNS EDDY


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REALIZATION, by                    
First Line: The saddest words of tongue and pen
Last Line: "I love you' and 'I am your friend'."
Subject(s): Regret


"The saddest words of tongue and pen
Are, 'too late' and 'it might have been'."
As I grasped
The great sage's thoughts profound,
Miseries of past eons avalanched before me
Ruthlessly,
Dashing with them my spirit, covering,
Burying it in sorrowful ground --
Leaving it
Lay there -- a broken, saddened thing,
Quivering -- faintly -- awaiting
The relief
Death's blessed sleep would bring.
And then --
From the unseen somewhere
A soft, soothing rustle came,
Giving
A fresh breath of life to
The little of spirit that remained --
For,
From the tiny rustle came a whisper,
Tender, yet mighty and profound,
"Awaken!
Arise! Be no longer cast down.
Instead, remember the sweetest words
Of tongue and pen;
And they are now, as through the ages, --
'I love you' and 'I am your friend'."





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